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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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